“If you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” ----Daniel Goleman Self Awareness is Part II of Landscapes for Learning's Classic Wisdom for the Modern … Continue reading Know Thyself, Part II: Self Awareness

Attention “Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.” --Jose Ortega y Gasset The Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide is about disconnecting from the competing stimuli in your outer world to reconnect to your inner world. It’s about the fear of missing “in” rather … Continue reading Know Thyself, Part I: Study Your Attention

I have heard Joe Rogan interview Jordan Peterson many times, so often that I was reluctant to listen to them talk again. As I plugged in my headphones and headed out the door on my usual morning walk with my fantastic dog, Finn, I asked myself, what else can I possibly learn from these guys? … Continue reading Adventures in Learning Familiar & Foreign

Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide Coming Soon! I believe so strongly that dedicating more time and energy to understanding oneself is the foundation for balance and wellness in this day and age of speed and data overwhelm that I left the security of my career as a high school teacher to … Continue reading Everybody Wants More Wisdom & Wellness

“Knowing oneself is the beginning of all wisdom”---Aristotle As knowing thyself is the classic, foundational wisdom to all other kinds of growth, learning, achievement, and success, the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide is the platform upon which you can build, adding other advice, self-help programs, formal education, workplace training and more … Continue reading Self Study: The Beginning of All Wisdom

"Landscapes for Learning's Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide is a set of simple directions, tools, and practices to show you how to live by the classic maxim, “know thyself” for modern teens and adults. It was created for people to actively integrate the process of knowing themselves into their daily lives, and … Continue reading “Know Thyself” Sure, but HOW?

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HOW TO BE A GOOD HUMAN Your MIND is a POWERFUL weapon. LEARN to be a warrior and wield it INTENTIONALLY (MIND-fully). Excerpted from the brief video clip of Robert Greene (above)... Your attitude colors what you see. A negative attitude keeps you CLOSED and inflexible. Give up your sense of security that … Continue reading CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE

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"There are three things extremely hard, Steel, a Diamond, and to know one's self." --- Benjamin FranklinThe Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self-Study Guide itself is simple, but knowing who you are is not easy. The five parts of the Self Study Guide contain simple directions to send you on your way, but you … Continue reading Know Thyself: Simple, Not Easy

The soon-to-be-completed Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide contains the why and how to “know thyself” for wellness. It is a collection of tools and practices for you to know yourself better so you can express your uniqueness for a lifetime of wellness and wellbeing. The ancient dictum, “know thyself” from the Oracle … Continue reading Classic Wisdom for Modern Humans: A WORK IN PROGRESS

Listen to your nudges, bitches. They're never wrong. When you ignore them or you are too afraid to do what they ask, they usually show up as aches and pains in your body, or in your mind, or both. Denial, distraction, and ignorance will make you sick and suffer-- maybe not in the short term … Continue reading Listen to Your Nudges

In this first podcast, I introduce myself and my purpose for the Landscapes for Learning podcast. http://traffic.libsyn.com/landscapesforlearning/001_ABOUT_LFL_PODCAST.mp3 I was motivated to create the Landscapes for Learning project to counter students' and parents' and schools' over-valuation of grades and competition for college acceptance as the key to "the good life." As a long-time educator, I saw … Continue reading About LFL Podcast